2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's basketball
Year:	2016–17
Team:	Rice Owls
Conference:	Conference USA
Short Conf:	C-USA
Record:	22–13
Conf Record:	8–10
Hc Year:	2nd
Asst Coach1:	Josh Hutchinson
Champion:	Women's Basketball Invitational champions

The 2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Tina Langley, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 22–13, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the WBI where they defeat Lamar, Texas–Rio Grande Valley, Idaho and UNC Greensboro to become champions of the Women's Basketball Invitational.

Rankings

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		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

Schedule

^[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Conference USA regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"|Conference USA Women's Tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"|WBI

See also

2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: RICEOWLS.COM - The Rice Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball . 2016-08-02 . 2014-12-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141218000621/http://www.riceowls.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/rice-w-baskbl-sched.html . dead .